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Max Webster played two concerts at the New Yorker tonight, their first headlining theatre gigs to capacity crowds of 500 at each show. It seemed incredible to many that Max could sell out two shows when you could see them for free at any bar in Toronto for years.
"Johnnie Lovesin and His Invisible Band" is the clever name of the opening act, being just him and his guitar. At least, until Greg Godovitz (guitar) and Marty Morin (drums) joined him for three tunes before the Max Machine hit the stage.
Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond, 1977-1981 by By Liz Worth and Gary Pig Gold contains an anecdote from these shows.
Line-up
- Kim Mitchell : Vocals/Guitar
- Mike Tilka : Bass
- Terry Watkinson : Keyboards
- Gary McCracken : Drums
Bands
- Johnnie Lovesin and the Invisible Band
Setlist
- High Class In Borrowed Shoes
- Oh War!
- Don't Be A Moon
- Gravity
- America's Veins
- Lily
- Words To Words
- Summer's Up
- Only Your Nose Knows
- Toronto Tontos
- Hangover
- Coming Off The Moon
- Here Among The Cats
Photos
Photos © Scott Feeney.
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The playbill is from the collection of the promoter Gary Topp.
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